Various forms of storage systems and input/output devices are discussed, ranging from traditional magnetic hard drives to modern solid-state drives and cloud storage solutions. The text delves into different pointing and touch devices, including touch screens, graphics tablets, and digital writing systems, as well as other pointing devices like mice and gaming hardware.
Hard Drive Speed, Disk Caching, and Hybrid Hard Drives
Internal and External Hard Drives
Magnetic Hard Drives and Solid-State Drives
Solid-State Drives(SSDs)
Mgnetic Hard Drives
HARD DRIVES
Ch4: Input and Output
POINTING AND TOUCH DEVICES
Other Pointing Devices
Gaming
Touch Screens
Pens/Stylues
Signature Capture Devices
Graphics Tablets
Digital Writing Systems
Pen-Based Computers
Mice
KEYBOARDS
The World is Flat
Flattener 8,9, 10
Flattener 4, 5, 6
Flattener 3
Flattener 2
Flattener 1
Network Storage and Online/Cloud storage systems
OTHER TYPES OF STORAGE SYSTEMS
USB Flash Drives
FLASH MEMORY
Recordable Optical Disc
Random and Sequential Acess: They are worked to CD or DVD player that are used to play music, moves, and videos. Therefore, CD, DVD, and USB are random access devices.